Joseph Byrd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joseph Byrd

American musician

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Profession: composer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joseph Hunter Byrd, Jr.
(born December 19, 1937) is an American composer, musician and academic.
After first becoming known as an experimental composer in New York City and Los Angeles in the early and mid-1960s, he became the leader of The United States of America, an innovative but short-lived band that integrated electronic sound and radical political ideas into rock music.
In 1968 he recorded the album The American Metaphysical Circus, credited to Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies.
After working as a record producer, arranger, and soundtrack composer, he became a university teacher in music history and theory.